Canon PowerShot A3200 IS Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - 720p - compact
ISO (Max)
1600
Sensor Resolution
14.1 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
5x
Display
2.7" LCD display
Battery Type
Canon NB-8L Lithium Ion

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact
Height 5.7 cm
Width 9.5 cm
Depth 2.4 cm
Weight 130 g
Body Material Metal
Enclosure Colour Silver | Blue | Orange | Pink
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 5x
SENSOR Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Sensor Resolution 14.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Effective Sensor Resolution 14,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Image Processor DIGIC 4
LENS Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5 - 25 mm - f/2.8-5.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic
Min Focus Distance 3 cm
Macro Focus Range 3-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive
Lens Construction 6 groups / 7 elements
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, UA lens
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
Face Detection Yes
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
ISO (Max) 1600
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, slow shutter, fireworks, foliage, beach, kids & pets, snow, super vivid, poster effect
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Custom Effect, fisheye, monochrome, miniature, Toy camera
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (daylight)
Max Shutter Speed 1/1600 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Type 2.7" LCD display
Display Format 230,400 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in
Display Features Display brightness control
FLASH Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Camera Flash Built-in flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 4 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Digital Video Format H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720
Microphone Operation Mode Mono
MEMORY Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCardplus
Image Storage JPEG 4320 x 3240
JPEG 4320 x 2432
JPEG 3072 x 2304
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 640 x 480
Video Capture H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
H.264 - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Battery Type Canon NB-8L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Connector Type USB 2.0
Composite video/audio output
FEATURES Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 0.9 frames per second
Additional Features Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, resizing an image, Smile Detection Auto Shutter, Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, Scene Detection Technology, in-camera red-eye fix, digital tele-converter, safety zoom, Motion Detection Technology
OTHERS Canon PowerShot A3200 IS
Included Accessories Battery charger, USB cable, wrist strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Canon PhotoStitch, Canon ZoomBrowser EX, Canon ImageBrowser
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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